se by 10% How much is the total benefit expense in 2023?

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Spartan Company encourages its employees older than 60 years old to extend their employment with the entity by promising a lump sum benefit equal to 5% of final salary for each year of service they remain employed by the entity after their 60th birthday provided they remain employed until they are 65, at which time, in accordance with local laws, employees are required to retire. The benefit is payable to the employees on retirement. There are three (3) employees entitled for the benefit whose 60th birthday is on January 1, 2021. Their salary rates for the year ended December 31, 2021 is P1,500,000.

 

 

 

In 2021 and 2022, the entity made the following assumptions:

 

 

 

Employee salary rate should increase by 7% compounded each year.

 

 

 

The rate of return on high-quality corporate bonds is 10%.

 

 

 

The employee salary rate for 2022 is P1,605,000.

 

 

 

Assuming that at the beginning of 2023, the management increased the benefit rate to 8% as a result of plan amendment and salary is expected to increase by 10% How much is the total benefit expense in 2023?

 

 

 

P810,219

 

P807,516

 

P716,327

 

P712,431

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